Squire Patton Boggs > Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates > Firm Profile
Squire Patton Boggs Offices
ABU DHABI GLOBAL MARKET SQUARE, AL SILA TOWER
LEVEL 21, PO BOX 764700
ABU DHABI
United Arab Emirates
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United Arab Emirates > Construction Tier 2
Squire Patton Boggs advises a wide range of clients on all aspects of construction and infrastructure development matters, including the procurement process, contract negotiation, risk management, and dispute resolution. Managing partner Thomas Wilson leads the team; he has significant experience representing public and private owners, international contractors, and manufacturers in disputes, particularly through arbitration and ADR. Ravinder Bhullar specialises in disputes arising out of social infrastructure projects and Jonathan Taunton is noted for his broad construction disputes expertise. James Duckworth focuses on procurement of development and infrastructure projects. Stephan Adell left the firm.Practice head(s):
Thomas Wilson
Other key lawyers:
Ravinder Bhullar; Jonathan Taunton; James Duckworth; Sam Song; Dara Sahab; Shane Wilson
Testimonials
‘Ravinder Bhullar and Thomas Wilson are excellent commercial disputes lawyers, particularly in the construction field. Both have huge experience of arbitration in the UAE, and take a pragmatic and sensible approach.’
‘A high-profile and well-regarded team.’
‘Ravinder Bhullar is tremendously experienced in the region. Fantastically good with clients, and a great ability to see the commercial angle in disputes.’
‘Excellent construction and disputes practice in UAE. Great teamwork and ability to deliver.’
‘Thomas Wilson is a great team leader, attentive to client needs, in-depth knowledge of international construction law and business.’
Key clients
Veolia
Sumitomo Corporation
Sojitz Corporation
Siemens
Doosan
Standard Chartered Bank
KDB
KFW
SMTB
MUFG
Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation
The Department of Finance, Dubai
Maersk
UIDC
Mizuho Bank
Work highlights
- Acted for Dubai Municipality on the procurement of a $1.3 billion major energy from waste project. Once completed it will be one of the world’s largest waste-to-energy plants, with a waste treatment capacity of 1.9 million tonnes per year and a power generation capacity of approximately 200 megawatts.
- Advising the UAE Federal Ministry of Infrastructure Development in a review of the current PPP legislative and regulatory framework and engaging with stakeholders on how this framework might change.
- Acting for DP World on the development of a prestigious port and warehousing facility at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
United Arab Emirates > Dispute resolution: compliance and investigations Tier 2
Squire Patton Boggs has particular expertise advising on matters related to financial institutions, including those involving economic sanctions, money laundering, international trade, and export controls. Practice head Richard Gibbon specialises in white-collar regulatory enforcement and criminal defence, internal investigations, and financial crimes compliance mandates, and has significant experience appearing before regulators and agencies, including the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and the Central Bank of the UAE.Practice head(s):
Richard Gibbon
Testimonials
‘The people are top-notch and the breadth of expertise is second-to-none.’
‘Experts in their field and always going above-and-beyond for clients.’
‘Richard Gibbon is held in very high-esteem across the Squire Patton Boggs network, meaning he is able to mobilize and deploy to large teams of white-collar attorneys at short notice.’
‘Clients and consultants alike recognize Richard Gibbon and his team as the go-to investigations, compliance, crisis management, and reputation management team in the UAE.’
‘Richard Gibbon is the best investigations, compliance, crisis management, and reputation management partner there is. He has an insatiable thirst for the facts and he works tenaciously to identify them.’
‘Richard Gibbon is masterful at distilling critical details from volumes of complex and technical material, and he is outright relentless in his pursuit of the best possible results or resolutions for his clients.’
‘A highly competent team who understand the market and what clients are looking for.’
‘Richard Gibbon is highly experienced and produces quality work.’
United Arab Emirates > Employment Tier 2
The employment practice at Squire Patton Boggs focuses on significant high-value mandates throughout Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the wider region. The team has a wealth of experience assisting clients with employment disputes, including representation before mediation and conciliation advisers as well as handling litigation before Labour and DIFC courts. Sarah Lawrence heads the Middle East employment practice; she is adept at handling complex harassment investigations, senior executive appointments and terminations as well restructuring projects. Associate Habib Saeed is another key name.Practice head(s):
Sarah Lawrence
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘SPB is one of the best and strongest law firms in the market. They have a strong employment section, dealing with major and complex matters.’
‘Sarah Lawrence is a real star. The team has the right balance of local and international expertise, really understanding what businesses need and providing real commercial solutions rather than just legal text.’
‘Sarah Lawrence is the trusted lawyer you call when you have a problem. She is very intelligent, solution driven and commercial.’
‘Habib Saeed is excellent to work with. In addition to employment issues, he has a great handle on data protection laws which means they can provide answers that consider wider issues rather than isolated answers.’
‘Habib Saeed is highly knowledgeable regarding the UAE`s new employment law, providing advice which is very practical and to the point.’
‘Their rates are very competitive.’
Key clients
B&H Architects
Bausch Health
Belcan
Callsign Inc.
Cavotec
Convatec
Crawford & Co
Crowdstrike
Day & Zimmermann
Enerpac
Entrust Global
Garda
Gate Group
Gleeds Construction
Hydratight
Incode
Like Digital Limited
Lincoln Electric
Live Nation/Ticketmaster
Mahindra Susten
Michael Page/Page Group
MIQ
Nexthink
Phibro
Prophet
Sirocco
Sothebys
Tensar Inc.
Ultimate Performance
Vectrus Inc.
Vestas
Wood Group
Wood Mackenzie
Work highlights
- Represent Time Warner (Turner Broadcasting and CNN), the leading US-based media conglomerate, providing strategic and legal counsel to this globally-renowned entity across several Middle Eastern jurisdictions.
United Arab Emirates > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 4
The corporate team at Squire Patton Boggs has broad expertise across a range of sectors, and is particularly experienced in handling cross-border M&A, joint ventures, privatisations, and restructurings. Matthew Powell heads the team, and is noted for his regional M&A market expertise.Practice head(s):
Matthew Powell
Key clients
DP World
e&
LaPoste
Taiba Investments
Petro Rabigh
Saudi Arabian Industrial Investments
Ministry of Minerals and Industrial Resources, Saudi Arabia
Emirates Cable TV and Multimedia LLC
Octagon Dynamics General Trading Company LLC
Shard Capital
Work highlights
- Advising Emirates-based multinational telecommunications services provider Etisalat (now known as e&) on its proposed increase in its stake in Mobily, the Saudi Arabian telecommunications services company, by way of a partial tender offer. This is the first-ever proposed takeover under the KSA M&A regulations.
- Advised EVision on its acquisition and subscription, as part of a consortium with ADQ, to acquire 57% in Playco, the holding company for StarzPlay Arabia, the leading regional streaming and on demand television service provider.
- Advised Saudi Investment Recycling Company on its recently announced transaction with United Lube Oil Company to acquire 51% of Oil Collection For Waste Transfer Company Limited.
United Arab Emirates > TMT
Squire Patton Boggs > Firm Profile
The firm: Squire Patton Boggs is one of the world’s strongest integrated law firms, providing insight at the point where law, business and government meet.
The firm gives clients a voice, supports their ambitions and is committed to working alongside them to achieve successful outcomes.
With a multidisciplinary team of more than 1,500 lawyers in 47 offices across 20 countries, Squire Patton Boggs provides unrivalled access to expertise, guidance and invaluable connections on the ground. The firm delivers a seamlessly connected service that operates on any scale – locally or globally – and encompasses virtually every matter, jurisdiction and market.
The firm offers solutions shaped by a clear, commercially-focused understanding of clients’ business. Its robust and open culture enables the firm to find the right answers quickly and effectively from committed teams who understand the geographic, sector or issue-specific challenges at hand. Recognising the impact of politics and regulation on businesses across the world today, the firm has a unique mix of world-renowned lobbying and political capabilities supporting clients across Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia Pacific.
Squire Patton Boggs advises a diverse mix of clients – from long-established leading corporations to emerging businesses, startup visionaries and sovereign nations – whom the firm places at the core of everything it does.
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